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superheroics

noun

Etymology

Blend of superhero + heroics.

  1. derived from *ser-✻
  2. derived from ἥρως
  3. derived from hērōs
  4. derived from heroes
  5. inherited from heroes
  6. formed as heroics — “hero + -ics”
  7. compounded as superheroics — “superhero + heroics”

Definitions

  1. The actions (heroics) of a superhero.

    • That is to say, it's not supervillainy that's the opposite of superheroics[,] but pacifism. Thus, The Nail confirms the greatness of superheroics by having the greatest superhero of all explicitly repudiate nonviolence.

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No curated loop yet for superheroics. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA